Launching Forward: Using the SDGs to innovately engage students in study and work abroad opportunities
Seneca utilized this project as an innovative approach to widen access and equity of participation in outbound student mobility programming. This project was the first time that Seneca: i) purposefully engaged students from underrepresented target groups through First People’s at Seneca and Accessibility and Counselling Services; ii) built new partnerships with Canadian NGOs that offer […]
Mobility and Access – Virtual Study Abroad for Health and Human Service Students with Barriers
Selkirk College and NVIT Indigenous, low-income and students with disabilities in the Health and Human Service students participated in a virtual study abroad experience with our overseas partners. Nursing, Rural Pre Medical and Access to Practical Nursing students worked alongside nursing faculty at a medical center in Uganda. Social Service Worker students participated in a […]
Bridging Barriers – Virtual Language Learning and Cultural Collaboration
Bridging Barriers designed three components to engage students, instructors, and alumni with virtual experiences for outbound cultural collaborations. The project successfully implemented the following: Virtual Partnership Program – connecting members of the Selkirk Community (internationally and locally) to participate in intercultural exchanges with zoom and iLearn support site . Virtual TESOL Practicums – provided opportunities […]
International Mobility for Indigenous Students
The project focused on developing a data-driven approach that assisted in identifying and minimizing barriers Indigenous students encounter while participating in international mobility. The survey looked at demographic, gender, income, family and other aspects of the Indigenous student’s life that impact both incentives and access to international mobility. In addition, capacity building and training for […]
Increasing Awareness and Preparedness for Indigenous Students for International Work and Study Opportunities
Beginning in January- with the support of CICAN and the Outbound Student Mobility Program- SIIT undertook a variety of recruitment and preparation activities for students interested in International work and study opportunities. Through this project, SIIT supported the work of a staff position to prepare students to participate in travel opportunities in the 2022 academic […]
COIL Program Development Consultancy
The CICAN Outbound Mobility Student Pilot Program supported a COIL Program Development Consultancy between SAIT’s Study Abroad office and Jon Rubin of COIL Consulting. COIL Consulting provided strategic direction to help link academics, technology and international programs to support the Study Abroad office in developing innovative and sustainable online global learning experiences for SAIT students […]
Strengthening Risk Management for Education Abroad Activities at StFX
St. Francis Xavier University, in collaboration with Aleas, are working together to strengthen the policies, processes, and institutional understanding of risk management for education abroad activities. Beginning with a top down approach of reviewing governance documents, to developing resources for students and faculty participating in education abroad activities that mitigate risk, to organizing an effective […]
St. Thomas Outbound Mobility Infrastructure
St. Thomas University has engaged consultants and experts to provide capacity building support through the enhancement of our outbound mobility infrastructure. The three main areas of work included: (1) Increase student mobility capacity by developing student pre-departure and re-entry programming; (2) Increase institutional capacity by developing and testing risk management framework and resources for students, […]
Mobilizing the university community to increase international mobility
The project focuses on resolving systemic obstacles to mobility from 3 distinct angles: 1) training a group of “force multipliers” in intercultural skills to act as channels of influence and openness to the international community in their interactions with colleagues and students; 2) training trainers with a mission to facilitate intercultural development throughout our university […]
Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and internationalization: building the foundation for equitable access to outbound mobility experiences
The project consists of establishing a portrait of obstacles to student mobility for students in the target groups, with an emphasis on students with disabilities and Indigenous students, using a variety of methods such as a literature review, focus groups, and a detailed and innovative analysis of our administrative data that examines the intersection between […]